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Seasonal Changes of Extremes in Isolated and Mesoscale Precipitation for the Southeastern United States
(2018-08-09)The association between instantaneous extreme precipitation and mesoscale organization over the southeastern United States is not well known. This study addresses whether isolated precipitation features have a distinct ... -
Seasonal home range dynamics and sex differences in habitat use in a threatened, coastal marsh bird
(2016-12-22)A comprehensive understanding of spatiotemporal ecology is needed to develop conservation strategies for declining species. The king rail (Rallus elegans) is a secretive marsh bird whose range historically extended across ... -
Seasonal home range dynamics and sex dierences in habitat use in a threatened, coastal marsh bird
(2017-02)A comprehensive understanding of spatiotemporal ecology is needed to develop con- servation strategies for declining species. The king rail (Rallus elegans) is a secretive marsh bird whose range historically extended across ... -
Seasonal species assemblages in seagrass habitats of northeast Pamlico Sound
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-15)Large estuarine habitats support a wide variety different species that use these areas for habitat. However, species assemblages are still poorly described over large areas of estuarine habitat. The underrepresentation of ... -
Second in command: Examining the factors that impact the career advancement of black women chief academic officers
(East Carolina University, 2018-10-01)Within the field of higher education, Black women are underrepresented in executive and senior-level positions that lead to the presidency. In considering the traditional pathway to the presidency for women leaders, tenured ... -
A second locality for the Namib darkling beetle Onymacris brainei (Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera) and first report on its molecular phylogenetic placement
(2017-08-01)Onymacris brainei Penrith, 1984 – the most recent species of Onymacris to be described – is known only from its type locality in the Namib Desert, adjacent to the Cunene River in northern Namibia. No additional specimens ... -
A second locality for the Namib darkling beetle Onymacris brainei (Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera) and first report on its molecular phylogenetic placement
(2017)Onymacris brainei Penrith, 1984 – the most recent species of Onymacris to be described – is known only from its type locality in the Namib Desert, adjacent to the Cunene River in northern Namibia. No additional specimens ... -
Second-hand Effects of Electronic Cigarette Use
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Introduction: Electronic cigarette (ECIG) use is increasing in popularity among youth and puts both users and bystanders at risk of inhaling harmful substances. Two experiments were conducted to examine ECIG emissions, one ... -
Second-hand Effects of Electronic Cigarette Use
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Introduction: Electronic cigarette (ECIG) use is increasing in popularity among youth and puts both users and bystanders at risk of inhaling harmful substances. Two experiments were conducted to examine ECIG emissions, one ... -
SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF MOBILITY ON BARIATRIC PATIENTS HAVING WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Mobility typically becomes an issue in the elderly, people with injuries and severely obese individuals. Severely obese, bariatric patients were the focus of a study conducted by Roberson, Neil, Pories, & Rose (2016). A ... -
Secondary Electron Emission Yields from Fast Fluorine Ions on Copper and Amorphous Solid Water Foils
(East Carolina University, 2011)The biological outcomes from charged particle radiation exposure are heavily influenced by the spatial patterns of energy distributed within the biological system. Monte Carlo track structure codes can be used to model ... -
SECONDARY TO POSTSECONDARY TRANSITION FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES : STUDENT AND TEACHER PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF A SERIES OF NON-COGNITIVE TRANSITION CURRICULUM MODULES
(East Carolina University, 2014)With increasing frequency, students with learning differences are transitioning out of high school ill-prepared for the rigor and freedom of a postsecondary setting. The transition from high school to college is marked ... -
Secreted Behind Closed Doors : Rethinking Cather's Adultery Theme and "Unfurnished" Style in My Mortal Enemy
(East Carolina University, 2011)In recent years, My Mortal Enemy (1926) has been virtually ignored in Cather scholarship. I place the novel in its literary and critical context by building on information from the critical reception and recent scholarship ... -
Securing Internet-of-Things Devices
(East Carolina University, 2021-12-01)Smart home devices, also known as the Internet of Things (IoT) devices, are utilized more and more each day. As these devices grow in popularity, users connect to personal and private networks with devices that were unheard ... -
Security Analysis and Framework of Cloud Computing with Parity-Based Partially Distributed File System
(East Carolina University, 2011)Cloud computing offers massive scalability, immediate availability, and low cost services as major benefits, but as with most new technologies, it introduces new risks and vulnerabilities too. Despite the fact that different ...